CURRICULUM

The Strategic Partnership for Interprofessional Collaborative Education in Pediatric Dentistry (SPICE-PD) Program consists of 9 modules that will more effectively prepare pediatric dentists to meet the growing oral health needs of children from underserved and high-need vulnerable populations

SPICE-PD PURPOSE

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry is implementing a Health Resources and Services Administration-funded program to prepare dentists for the complex and comprehensive needs of pediatric patients within rapidly changing demographics and a paradigm shift in dentistry.​The overall purpose of the ​Strategic Partnership for Interprofessional Collaborative Education in Pediatric Dentistry (SPICE-PD) is to augment and advance the training provided through the UCLA Community Health and Advocacy Training in Pediatric Dentistry (CHAT-PD) residency program to more effectively prepare dentists to meet the growing oral health needs of children from underserved and high-need vulnerable populations in the Los Angeles area.

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SPICE-PD

Substantial disparities in children’s oral health and a lack of access to a full range of oral health/dental services exist throughout California and the US. The need for interprofessional collaboration is critical to ensure different health care provider types are engaged and prepared to address the oral health needs of children in the community. From successful implementation of the CHAT-PD program, we have strategically developed this proposal to addresses areas of high need, with goals that align with the direction in which healthcare is moving, keeping in mind the community and trainees we aim to impact.